Machine for use in attaching soles to shoes



Feb. 10, GULBRANDSEN 2,435,582

MACHINE FOR USE IN ATTACHING SOLES T0 SHOES Filed Sept. 29, 1944 7 Sheets-Sheet 1 it px i Feb. 10, 1948- H. GULBRANDSEN- MACHINE FOR USE IN ATTACHING SOLES TO SHOES Filed Sept. 29, 1944 7 Sheets-Sheet 2 [III/en for Helce Gulbrondsen Feb. 10, 1948. H. GULBRANDSEN 2,435,582

MACHINE FOR USE IN ATTACHING SOLES TO SHOES Filed Sept. 29, 1944 7 Sheets-Sheet '3 [12 van for Hale c GuZbranc/se n Feb. H. GULBRANDSEN 2,435,582

MACHINE FOR USE IN ATTACHING SOLES TO SHOES Filed Sept. 29, 1944 '7 Sheets-Sheet 4 fizz/enfor Helge Gulbranc/oen Feb. 10, 1948. H. GULBRANDSEN I 2,435,582

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MACHINE FOR USE IN ATTACHING SQLES TO SHOES Filed Sept. 29, 1944 7 Sheefcs-Sheet 6 I] ll] Feb. 10, 1948. H. GULBRANDSEN MACHINE FOR USE IN ATTACHING SOLES TO SHOES Filed Sept 29, 1944 7 sheets-sheet 7 Patented Feb. 10, 1948 MACHINE FOR USE IN ATTACHING SOLES TO SHOES Helge Gulbrandsen, Beverly, Mass, assignor to United Shoe Machinery Corporation, Flemington, N. J a corporation of New Jersey 1 Application September 29, 1944, Serial No. 556,333

' 13 Claims. (01. 12-1) This invention relates to machines for cementattaching soles to shoes, and particularly to apparatus operated thereby for handling a shoe and its sole prior to attachment and for presenting them to the operator at the proper time for placing them together under pressure in a soleattaching machine.

Objects of the invention are to facilitate the practice of the method disclosed in United States Letters Patent No. 2,373,922, granted April 17, 1945, upon an application of Max W. Tetlow.

The illustrated machine provides improved apparatus comprising a, cabinet for treating at one time a plurality of soles with hot vapor-laden air both to temper the soles and to activate the cement thereon, the cabinet being, as illustrated, arranged adjacent to a sole-attaching machine of the eight-station turret type similar to that disclosed in Letters Patent of the United States No. 2,047,185, raned July 14, 1936, on application of Milton H. Ballard et al.

Means operated by rotation of the turret of the sole-attachin machine is provided for ejecting soles from the cabinet one after the other, and a, supplementary carrier or turntable having a plurality of trays for holding the shoes is provi'ded, this carrier being arranged to be rotated one stage at each indexing of the turret of the machine to present a shoe to which the ejected sole is to be attached.

The arrangement is such that, after the cabinet has been heated up, several soles placed in the cabinet and a corresponding number of shoes placed in the trays, at each indexing of the machine a sole Will be ejected from the cabinet and the shoe to which it is to be attached will be presented by the adjacent tray. The operator will, of course, supply a new sole to the cabinet in place of the sole last ejected and a new shoe in a vacant tray of the turntable.

The rate of operation of the machine is usually such that the turret is indexed about every ten seconds, whereas a sole, in order for the cement thereon to be properly activated and the sole put in temper to render it inert, should remain in the cabinet for from thirty to forty seconds. Accordingly, the cabinet is arranged to hold four soles at a time, and five trays are provided on the turntable so that there will be a vacant tray to receive a shoe before the one presented for attachment is removed from its tray.

These and other features of the invention will appear more fully from the following description 2 drawings and will be pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a front view in perspective of a socalled eight-station sole-attaching machine of the type disclosed in the Ballard et al. patent above referred to, equipped with the apparatus of the present invention, the pad, gages and pressure-applying mechanism at the operating station beingshown in full, and the two adjacent identical pads, gages and pressure-applying mechanisms being shown in outline;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the activating cabinet and the shoe carrier or turntable mounted on a sole-attaching machine of the type referred to;

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the activating cabinet and the shoe-carrying turntable;

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the cabinet showing the sole-ejecting mechanism;

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the sole-holding rack with which the cabinet isprovided;

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the cabinet with the cover raised;

Fig. '7 is a sectional detail showing the connections for supplying water to the base of the cabinet and maintaining a constant level of water therein;

Fig. 8 is a rear elevation of the sole-ejectin mechanism;

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of parts shown in Fig. '7; and

Fig. 10 is a plan view of the air and water pumps at the base of the machine.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, the numeral l0 indicates a shaft about the center of which the turret 25d of the sole-attaching machine r0- tates, several of the cylinders carried by the turret and by which pressure is applied to the when read in connection with the accompanying shoe and sole being shown at 12 (Fig. 2). 'A shoe-carrying turntable M (Fig. 3) has a hub it which is journaled in a stud l8 mounted in a bracket 20 fixed at one end to the shaft iii at the center of the turret of the machine and at the other end to a shelf 24 on which an activating cabinet 26 is mounted. The turntable 24 and the cabinet 26 are arranged at about breast height so the operator can conveniently reach them.

On the turntable M are five blocks 30 having surfaces 32 downwardly and outwardly inclined at about 30 to the horizontal and to each of these surfaces are attached curved strips 34 arranged to form a tray to receive a shoe. The cabinet 26 is an improvement over that disclosed in Letters Patent of the United States No.

3 2,334,232, granted November 16, 1943, upon the application of Adoniram J. Wells. The cabinet 26 consists of a metallic casing 40 (Fig. 4) preferably covered with a thick layer of insulating material 42 and having a hinged cover 44 held closed by .a screw .46. In..the cover is achimney.

48 havingia damper-s. 50 to control ventilation through the chimney. In the front of the casing (Fig. 3) is a series of four slots 5I, 52, 53 and;

54 through which soles may be introduced into the upper part of the cabinetltoeiend firstr the sole-treating chamber.

ly from the baffle plate Spaced downward- I22 is another plate I26 which has a large piece removed from its rear end, as indicated by the line I28.

Below the plate I26 is a third plate I30 which is perforated throughout.its.,.extent by..relatively. large holes I 32 These'sbaifles insure thatianyj. water in a liquid state will be removed from the hot vaporladen air before it reaches the soletreating The soles are supported on their edges in '-a* removable cage comprising an upper rectangular frame 60 (Fig. 4) and a simllar-loweri rectanr M I l =-ise ultebie ra gular frame 62, the frames being connected-Eat their ends by vertical struts 64. Arranged longitudinally of the frames and supported at' their ends in the struts 64 are dowel-like rods 66,.(Eigr,

5) of non-heat-conducting material such as wood arranged to form four stalls 'II,..I2, 'I3 and I4 to receive soles; the fr'ontendspf the stalls be}.

ing positioned opposite the slots in the casing? As indicated in Fig.4, each sidej 10f each'stall is formed by four; of the rods" 66;:supporte'd at their ends in the vertical struts 642;

The edges of'the foreparts of thl'sfsolesrest"v on a series of 'transvers'e'=-rod s f l6,Jsupported at their-ends in'thedower'fra'm' 62fandthe rear facilitates sliding fof flthe=*sol;es" lengthwise of. the stalls. The frame'62 of the cage rests onscrew studs 86 projecting inwardlylof-fthe casing and connected first'to' a pipe- QZ-"eXt'ending'arOund the periphery of the cabinet nearthe wall andbelow intervals the soles. The pipe -90 is perforated at in its upper side by holes which ,allowairto pass upward 1 into the sole-treating chamber.-

a vertical pipe. 96

The pipe 90 is connected to I (Fig. 4) having therein atrestri'cted passage, 98. which allows part ofthe air to (pass to a series of connected pipes I00 j which their lower sides and are partially immersed in water containedin the lower part of the cabinet. The water levelis indicated at I02 (Fig. 7), and

running lengthwise of-the"bottom of the cabinet. is'a depression or well'IM (Fig.3) in which is an immersion heater rent from a junction box' Iiil which glows when the current is on.

I06 supplied with our- The thermostat I I2 which isadjusted to maintain the water at a predetermined temperatureby turning a knob I I4, the setting being indicated by movement of a pointer II6 over a temperature scale'II8. The temperature of the vapor-laden'iairinj the cabinet is indicated by a-thermometer I'located(Fig. 4) a short distance below the pipe .92.

Between the pipe-92 and is -a solid bafile plate of the vapor laden-air'around its edges up into are perforated on I08 on 'which'is a light.

the thermometer I 20- I 22; which extends .nearly. to the walls of the cabinet but is spaced thiarefrom at I24 (Fig. 6) enou hf'to allow circulation.

40 0pen-ing"II0 (Fig."7) so that, as the chamber.

.cdmpressediaiiiizisssupplied to the pipe by aiq air pump I40 (Fig. 10) located in the base of the machineend driven by a belt I42 from a suitablelmoton. me i tenters the pump through a 1|; and is discharged through which extends up to the cabinet throughlla prcteetive casing I46. The pump I40 is suppliedwith oil by an Water is supplied to oil cup I48. the bottom of the casing by a rotary pump I 50 driven by a belt I52 from" the air. er ou lfia p e' f'l pump l 40.1" The .pumpjj 50 receives 5 4.from 'a tank I56 and delivers 1 it" through a pipe 'I 58 {to a .chamber .I 60 f (Fig? 7)**fo 1fmedbyj'a and havingwcoVer "I enters the chamber I60 than th'e'inlet pipe' 'I 56 6'4. outlet pipe, I66? at, a slightly'higher le'vel and conducts. the excess the bearing of the: tank by apipef I681'(F The capacity jof {the '1 0):." The pipes I58 and protective casi1ig water pump? I 50 is such that the chamber-"I 60""is continuouslysupplied I with cool'w'ater and lower partofthe casing in the casing 40 evapora by {cool 'waterfromthe'chamber I 60 maintained ata substantially. constant level "by the overflow pipe munication=between the chamber I I66. Grim-- 60 and the--v ,40 is provided by a smallheatedwater willbe taken and the level tes, its place of water in the casing maintained constant. The. opening -'I'I0 ispreferablyflm'ade by providing/a groove in the. side. of a plug which fits alargen.

opening and can be removed for cleaning it heces-i Soles" placed ln the cabinet for tempering and activation of the "cement thereon are ejected seriatim by mechanism best shown inlFigs. 2,14, -B

I13 and I14 project throughi-openings I16 in bosses I18'T-frome the rear end'ofthe'. casing 40'."

Each boss is-coune terbOred-KFfgr); to"'rec'eive a rubber washer which is held infjplace' by a plateI ersse'aling the opening 82', the ,wash-.-.-. p m tt ng silent re...

ciprocation of the. rods therethrough. Atthe a a pusher l84f'th'e' pushers each of the rods I'II,

I12, I13"and [74,211 121 each actingwhen its rod is reciprocat'ed".to engage...

the front end-btth sole 0 and push the heel end 1',

front end-"ofthe casingflr,.enoughrz rthatsit can be 'easily grasped'by",

andI14' arereciprocated' inaturn the ;fO1l0Wing;;-.mechanism Ea h dd: projects. through aablock 2. Main :which *it -is adjustably} secured "bY fi. setscrew I 92.:: Each block is ivoted at -I94eto' a elever; the: leversbeing numbered MI, 202, 203 order of; theerodss ne sheik? m t at- 2 I0-tothevshelfl w. inet. Each lever has a and :.204:1(Fig...8) in the ,=in a-bracket:-I208 securedi which isu-pports the cab lower arm 2I2 to which memes;

22B threaded through a portion 222 of the bracket 7 To operate the levers 22L 252, 203 and 254 in sequence, for example in the order in which they are numbered, a shaft 224 is journaled in bearings 225, 228 formed on the bracket 228 (Fig. 8). At one side of the bearing 223 a collar 230 is pinned on the shaft 224 and at the other side of the bearing is pinned aneight-toothed ratchet wheel 232 (Fig. 4) counterclockwise movement of which is prevented by a leaf spring 234 formed as a pawl engaging the ratchet and secured at 232 to the bearing 228. and 9) is a series of double-ended tappets MI, 242, 243 and 244 so arranged rotationally on the shaft that when the shaft is given a partial rotation one-eighth of a turn the tappet 24! will engage the arm 2l2 of the lever 2ill and will operate the pusher on the rod ill to eject the sole in the stall II through the slot 5!. The next partial rotation of the shaft 224 will cause the tappet 242- similarly to .operate the lever 252 and eject a sole from the slot 52. Upon the next partial rotation of the shaft the tappet 243 will eject a sole from the slot 53, and upon the next partial rotation of the shaft the tappet 244 will eject a sole from the slot 54. Then upon the next partial rotation of the shaft the opposite end 241' of the tappet 24| will come into action at the slot 5| and soles will be ejected successively in the named order by the opposite ends 242', 243, 244 of the tappets as they are brought into action by rotation of the shaft 224.

The ratchet wheel 232 is turned one tooth at each indexing of the main turret of the eightstation machine by mechanism shown in Fig. 3. Mounted on the main turret 252 (Fig. 1) in a manner to be described is a series of am blocks 25!, 252, 253, 25!, 252', 253', 254 one for each pad box of the machine. In Fig. 4 one of these cam blocks 254' has just been moved in a leftward,

direction by rotation of the turret 252, the inclined upper face of the cam 254' has engaged a roll 255 on a lever 258 pivoted at 25!) to the shelf 24, lifted the lever and caused a pawl 252 pivoted at 264 on the lever to rise, engage a tooth of the ratchet wheel 232 and rotate the wheel and the shaft 224 one-eighth of a turn. the parts being now in position to be operated by the next cam 251 of the series (Fig. 2) winch will act upon the next indexing of the turret 250 to operate the pawl262, in the manner described, to cause the tappet 24l to swing the lever 2!)! to elect a sole through the slot 5|.

The pawl 262 is held by a compression spring 266 (Fig. 4) against a stop 268, and the throw of the lever 258 is adjusted by a stop screw 21!) against which it rests by gravity.

On the shaft 224 (Figs. 8

The cam which operates the tappet 244 is not shown in Fig. 2 but would be half way between the cams 253 and 251. The cams 25I", 252', 253' and 254 which operate in a similar manner the opposite ends 24I, 242, 243' and 244' of the tappets to eject the second series of four soles are clearly shown in Fig. 2.

Each of the eight cams 25 l, etc. (Figs. 2 and 4), is fixed to an upright 212 which has a cross-piece 214 (Fig. 4) formed at each end to engage the surface contour of one of the eight cylinders l2 with which thesole-attaching machine is prodescribed,

vided,as disclosed in the Ballard et al. patentabove referred to. The cross-piece 214 is clamped between two of .the cylinders I2 by setscrews 216 and is held down by screws 218.

To turnthe turntable I4 one-fifth of a revolution in timed relation to the ejection of soles,

the cam on each upright 212 has a projection 280 (Fig. 3) on which isan, upstanding roll 282. ar-

ranged to engage, when the turret turns, a notch 284 in a spider286 secured to the hub E6 of the turntable l4. 7

the position shown, the cam 253 is visible to the operator at the operating station and may, for his convenience, be permanently marked 1L, the next cam 254'rnarked 2R, cam 25l marked 3L, cam 252 marked 4R, cam 253 marked 1L again, and soon for the second series of four. This will indicate to the operator that the next pad'to come along when he indexes the machine will be for a left shoe and that the sole therefor will be ejected from the first slot (5|). When the mark 2R shows, he will know that a right shoe pad is coming along next and that the sole therefor will be ejected from the second slot (52). That is, the letter will indicate whether a left or a right shoe pad. comes next, and the number will be that of the slot counting from left to right from which the next sole will be ejected.

It will be understood, as fully described in the Ballard et al. patent referred to above, that means for relatively locating a shoe and sole and for applying pressure to the shoe is provided at each of the eight stations. These means comprise a pad box 290 in which is a pad 292 on which the sole is laid, gages 294 for locating the forepart of the sole and shoe, gages 296 for 10- cating the rear part of the sole and shoe, and abutments 298, 300 for engaging respectively the forepart of the shoe and the cone of the last. The forepart gages 294 are controlled by a treadle 326 acting through a rod 308, and the gage by the shoe gages associated with the forepart sole gages. The operator then grasps a handle M2 and swings the toe abutment 292 and the last abutment 300 over the shoe, the toe abutment being adjusted lengthwise of the shoe by turning the handle 3I2. This swinging of the abutments over the shoe causes the rear gages 296 relatively to locate the heel ends of the shoe and sole. A treadle 314 is depressed, whereupon oil under pressure enters the cylinder l2 the piston of which acts through a system of levers to depress the abutments 298, 300 and press the shoe against the sole on the pad 292. A lever SIG is operated to cause indexing of the turret 259 to bring the next pad box 290 at-the left of the operator into position at the operating station, that is, in front of the operator where he is standing.

If desired, the use of the gages may be dispensed with. The cement on the sole, having been activated by treatment in the cabinet as above is of 7 course pressure-responsive. Therefore, the sole may be spotted on the shoe with sufficient accuracy by eye, the operator then placing the shoe and sole upon the pad and applying pressure in the manner described.

In starting the machine, the current for the heater I06 is turned on long enough beforehand to heat the apparatus so that the temperature of the vapor-laden air in the cabinet is about 68 to 70 0. (154. to 172 F.). This will not take eem lo herein disclosed form" the subject -matter of a soles in different conditions of-'- temper-"as they @';p1ane,-"a cabinet adjacent to saidstatibwfortreat com-e to the machi'ni After the cabinet is heated, the operator places soles in the cabinet and' s'ho'es in -"the trays; Sup? Dosi forexample; the" cam" 253: marked II irfFisl) 'isvisible; hmIaGesa Ieft so'le in the slot 5 P of the cabinet and the shbe to which this sole is to be -att'achd'i'n tIiG' tra YAQ A right sole' is then placed in the slot fiz and heshein the i tray B'. A left'sole is placedin the-'slot -53' and "a left shoeinthe tray C. i A right sole ds place'd in the 'slot -54 'and a right's'hbin the tra'YD;

Afterthefir'st sole has bee'n in the cabinet' fo'r abt'it' thlirty -seconds, the operater mdexes th machine by operating-the lever '3[ ,=br'in'"irig th 254' marked 2R to*th-operating stati With his right hand htakes a shoe from th-i'acit and putsit in the-tray Etvhich-"i's nowin the posi tio'n'D of the drawing; With'hi'sieft nana' he takes a sole-for this shoe froni' the table-and "with l his" right hand removes the par'tiahy ejecteijsoie frb'mthe slot 5| of the cabinetand-inserts the new sole that isin his left hand's- He places'the ejected sole on-the pad-, 'c1oses*-the 'gages bydenressinga-= tradle 306 conn'e'cted to-"the rod "308* (Fig? 1); and takes the sho'e' frorn th'e tray-'h whi'ch is now at'the positionE'of th'e drawing laces it upoti the'sole, 'applies pr'essure tdthe shjcearid sole by depressing the tre'a'dle 3 HF and indexes-" the chine by operating the lev'er"3 f6. Thi: I th'second sole to be ejectedfrdm -slet 52 and pre-- sents the shoe in way B at theoperating station; A new shoe is placedin the tray "A, no'w' 'at the right 0f the -opera't'or, an the sole T therefor in slot BIZ-after removing the-ejected"'so1e in th'at slot." The sole taken froth-slot 52 1s laid on the" pad; and the shoe-frbm tray -B is attachedto it; and so on. After-allthe eight stations are filled; the cam marked -1L wi1-1"'again be-visib1e at-theoperating station and 'the -operator knows that thestationto be presented by the next-indexing movement will be the one' with whichhestarted Accordingly, he indexesthe machine and the first-' shoe treated is released'as it' arrives at th'e' operating "station; He removes" "the completed shoei places'it in therack and takes'a neW"- 1eft"shoe'* from the'rack,p1aces it'in the "empty trayand takes a leftsolefrom' the table, remb'vesthe-soleejected from theslot 5|; 1acesthe new'ieft'sole in' its lace, puts the ejectedsole hpori thepa'd and attaches it to the shoe presented by the tray nearest this station," and so on;

Should it be desired to have the soles in the cabinet for a less time,"the operator willfifist pl'ahe' soles in the slots 5 I, 52 and 53' "and shr nesa shoe at the operating station, and

arid' 'lp'rbceeds 'as beforeintro'duein'g a new soie into the empty slot in the cabinet and attachln' the ejected-"sole to a shoe.

Ffirther' improvementsin apparatus at thety-p' name; Having thiis described my inventibn- -whaficlam as new and desireto secure: by Letters Pate 51mm? of the United States-is? 1. -In a sole-attaching machine? a series "-of"' pressing devices arranged to'b'e presented intu'r at'i artoperatin station; a table adjacentto -sai station=- m'c'iu'ntettfor" -rotation 'in a ho'rizont'afl ing -soies means' operated by movement *of th pressing devices for turning the table} meant forejeeting a sole from the-cabinet 2E'In" a "sole-attaching machine, a -=tu'rretcar'-'f' trying: 9, plurality of shoe-pressing device's; a' car'-' rier for shoes, a cabinet for treating-sevral'sole's at a :tirne means' oberated by turning "of th' tufret for advancing the'carrie'r;and'-means opera* 3 by movement of the turret for ejecting or'ieofth soles 'frcm the cabinet;

3. Ina-so1e-attac1'1ing machine; a. pluralitifof" shoe 'pr'ess'ing devices meansfdr moving said 'de' vi'ce'sto present them in turn at'an operating-eta tion; a 'carrierfo'r shoes arranged when mbvd' to present a shoe 'at theoperating" statibn; aware-- tu's at the operatingstationforactivating-cement on the sole to' be attached to a 'sh'o'e on- 'th car rier, means actuated by movement'- of the shoepr'e'ssi-ng'de'vices for moving the carrier td present H means*bper"-' ated by movement 'of the pressing devices for causing a sole-with activated cement thereon to be'ej'ected' from the activating apparatusi 4:'= -In a sole attaching machine; a turret; a, pin

ranged by rotation of the turret t0 be resenter in'turn at an operating stati'on',a carrierforshoe's mounted on the turret, means on the'tii'rret 'td ad- Vance the carrier at each 'rot'ation"of we turret *to present the shoesthereo'n'in turn attire-trier:

ating-station; a cabinet adjacentto the"operaiti'fi-" station for treating several soles atatin'ie' to acti vatecernent thereon, an' ejector 'for'ea'ch solel means for operating the ej ectors in t1irn"-tdejet:t""

an activa'ted sole; and means adjacenftd 'eacH ress on the turret constructedandarranged i6 engage the eJ' ecto'r operating means "and cause a "sole to beejected at eachpartial*rotationofth turret to present another press--at*thebperatin ating station, a cabinet for containing a plurality of soles, means for heating the cabinet to activate cement on the soles, means operated by movement of the presses to move the carrier to present a shoe, and means operated by movement of the presses for ejecting a sole from the cabinet to be attached to the shoe presented by the carrier.

7. A sole-attaching machine having pressing devices mounted on a carrier which is advanced to present the presses in turn at an operating station, a cabinet for activating cement on soles, means for supporting the soles on edge in the cabinet, an ejector for each of the soles, levers for operating the ejectors, a shaft having tappets for engaging said 1evers one after the other, a ratchet for turnin the shaft, and cams on the carrier for operating the ratchet to cause a sole to be ejected when the carrier is advanced to present another press at the operating station.

8. Apparatus for use in cement-attaching soles to shoes comprising a rotary carrier for presenting shoes one at a time at an operating station, a cabinet for treating several soles at a time to temper the soles and activate cement thereon, means for advancing the carrier step by step to present a shoe, and means for ejecting soles one at a time from the cabinet.

9. In a sole-attaching machine having a plurality of presses each presented in turn at an operating station for attachment of a sole to a shoe, a turntable adapted to carry a plurality of shoes, a device for activating cement on a plurality of soles, means operating as each press is presented at the operating station for ejecting an activated sole from the device, and means for turning the table to present a shoe adjacent to the operating station for attachment to the activated sole.

10. In a sole-attaching machine having a plurality of presses presented in turn at an operating station, a cabinet for containing a plurality of soles, means for heating the cabinet to activate cement on the soles, and automatic means for 10 ejecting one sole at a time from the cabinet for attachment to a shoe as each press is presented at the operating station.

11. In a sole-attaching machine having a plurality of presses, a cabinet jor containing a plurality of soles, means for heating the cabinet to activate cement on the soles, and operator-controlled means for ejecting one sole at a time from the cabinet for attachment to a shoe by one of the presses.

12. In a multi-press sole-attaching machine having a rotating turret which is indexed to bring the presses successively to an operating station, a cabinet for treating a plurality of soles at one time, and means operated by indexing the turret for ejecting a sole from the cabinet.

13. In a sole-attaching machine having a plurality of pressing devices, a carrier movable to present the pressing devices successively at an operating station, an activating cabinet adjacent to the operating station adapted to contain a plurality of soles at one time, and means operated by the carrier for ejecting a sole from the cabinet as each pressing device is presented at the operating station.

HELGE GULBRANDSEN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent;

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,047,185 Ballard et al, July 14, 1936 2,080,035 Finn May 11, 1937 1,891,274 Winkley Dec. 20, 1932 2,346,328 Phinney Apr. 11, 1944 2,226,769 Heather Dec, 31, 1940 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 484,812 Great Britain May 11, 1938 

